A Lot of Years:

A Lot of Years:

Nov. 22, 2006

Lockheed Martin says that the Defense Satellite Communications System III constellation has “surpassed 175 years of on-orbit service.” The DSCS constellation comprises nine satellites in geostationary orbit that provide worldwide military secure voice and high-data-rate communications. The company has built 14 DSCS spacecraft, the last of which launched in August 2003.

Air Force Using Generative AI to Help Modernize Legacy Software

April 11, 2025

Military software developers are using generative AI-powered coding assistants to help them modernize decades-old legacy codebases, officials said this week. And the Department of the Air Force Bot Operations Team (DAFBOT), part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, says it is leading the way.

New Book Captures Minuteman Missile Art Before it Disappears

April 11, 2025

A new coffee table book pays tribute to generations of Airmen by recording the art they created in nuclear missile facilities across the country.

Space Force Looks to Go Big on Commercial: ‘Everything’s on the Table’

April 10, 2025

Space Force acquisition leaders were already looking to see if they could shift some of their biggest programs to use commercial services or technology, but one of President Donald Trump's executive orders, signed April 9, that could super-charge that effort.

INDOPACOM Boss Stresses Value of, Risk to Air Superiority in the Pacific

April 10, 2025

Neither China nor the U.S. can achieve air superiority in the Pacific, but China is increasing it fighter capabilities in the region rapidly, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

DOD Plans Quicker, More Comprehensive Cybersecurity Standards for Contractors

April 10, 2025

Defense IT contractors who can demonstrate a secure supply chain and secure coding practices will soon be able to get fast track approval to have their products operate on DoD networks, radically shortening a process that often takes months or years at present, Pentagon Chief Software Officer Rob Vietmeyer said…

Golden Dome Is New. But Plenty of Next-Gen Missile Warning Is in the Works Already

April 10, 2025

The Pentagon’s plan to implement President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system is still in the works and nothing final has been decided, but at the Space Symposium here, military and industry officials alike touted partnerships and work already done that will feed into the initiative.

Hiring Freeze Has Had ‘Severe’ Impact on Child Care: Air Force Personnel Boss

April 10, 2025

A defense civilian hiring freeze is undoing recent progress on child care wait lists, the Air Force’s top general for personnel issues told Congress on April 9.

USSF Brings Acquisition Reforms to New Nuclear Command and Control Program

April 9, 2025

Some of the Space Force’s biggest acquisition reforms have made their way into the service’s new nuclear command, control, and communications satellite program, the officer in charge of the effort said April 8. Evolved Strategic SATCOM is one of the biggest pieces of the Space Force budget, set to replace…

Military AI Will Mean Overhauling Test as Well as Tactics: DOD’s First AI Chief

April 9, 2025

To employ autonomous weapons systems like pilotless aircraft and other artificial intelligence-powered innovations, the U.S. military will have to overhaul not just its strategy and tactics in every domain, but also the way it tests its technology, according to the Defense Department’s first ever AI chief.

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